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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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